The Loss of Wardell Holland's Foot

Holland lost his foot serving in Afghanistan. The fact that he only has one foot and uses a prosthetic foot symbolizes that he cannot do things alone. He needs help in order to accomplish his goals. His rents his home from his mother, thus his mother helps him provide shelter for himself. Skinner helps him provide for the town by coming up with the idea to have the Virgin Mary appear and providing the person to play the role. Virgil helps him find the murderers and save the town. It is prosthetic foot helps him get from one place to another. The History Channel helped increase the number of pilgrims in the town by airing a documentary about the appearance of the Virgin Mary in Wheatfield.

The Appearance of The Virgin Mary

The fact that it is the Virgin Mary who...